Refrigerator construction



RQLES@ 192i 5 Sheets-Sheet F. JQM. cum/w REFRGERATOR CONSTRUCTION FiledOct. 5

Slept. Z3, 1924.

REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUCTION fmenw l 'Frank JM. Gmfmn @Wome y llatentedept.23, 1924..

VFRANK J. M. CURRAN, OF GRAND RPIDS, MICHIGAN.

REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUCTION.

Application led October 3, 1921. Serial No, 504,989.

To all whom t may concern.'

' exact description ot' Be it known that I, FRANK J. M; CURRAN,

a citizen of the United 4States of America,

residing at Grand Rapids, in the county ot Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in RefrigeratorConstructions; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to makeand use the same.

I This invention relates to refrigerators, and is particularly concernedwith interior construction for refrigerators, relating to theliningstructure,

the ice pan support and `Uthedividing partition between the icechamfrigerator. A

placed in .therefrom vready. reinoval or assembly. Man vgects andpurposes subsidiary to t "ing description,

ber and the prov1s1on chamber ofthe re- #the accompanying drawings.

Fig. l 1s a perspective View of the lining and ice chamber interiorstructure for a re- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectionpbstantially on the plane of line 2-2, ot ig. 4l. g

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the 'of line 3&3, of Fig. 2.

Figi 4- is al transverse vertical sectionon the plane of liney lf-4, ofFig. 2. Fig. v5 is a plan of the blank `from ywhich back, top and bottomof the liningl is made.

plane Figs. 6 and 7 are elevations of the blanks for, the two ends ofthe lining.

Fig. 8 is a. fragmentary perspective and sectional vieivfshowing'themanner oiseh I"enring the ice chamber l .Figa 9. isa-iragmentaryvertical section through one side reference characters refer toy likepartition in place.

of the ice drip pan." Like l p parts in the different figures of thedrawings.

l. ln the construction of the lining, a blank of"sheet metal is usedincluding a back section 1 and top and bottom sections 2 and primaryobject and purpose `of the invention is to construct a very edges whichmeet the ends of the the other end. At the front,

1S between the side 3, respectively, as shown in Fior 5, the top andbottom being bent i'orward at right angles to the back and each at itsforufard edge being' provided with a vertical flange, 50

the top with flange 2 and the bottoni with flange 3 for attachment tothe front frame of the refrigerator, as will later appear. The back islprovided with a vertical inwardly pressed rib 4 having a flat side 5 65disposed at right angles to the plane of the back. lt is also providedwith a horizontal inwardly pressed rib horizontal side or at the lowerend tical rib 4.-, i

One end of the liningir is made by a plate 8 of sheety metal providedwith a plurality of inwardly pressed horizontal shelt` sup- 6 having anupper fiat .ledge 7, rib being located porting ribs 9 and formed so tohave nar- 75 rowinturned lips 10 at both vertical edges and similarparts 11 at its upper and lower top, bottom and back of the. lining forwelding,- thereto. thereby making a lining;` terior corners easy to keepin clean and sanitary condition. The opposite end ofthe liningl iscompleted by a1-plate 12 of sheet metal provided with narrow inturnedlips -13 at the vertical side edges and like lips 14 85 at the upper andlower edges to Weld to the back, top and bottom of the lining at,

the parts 10 and 13 are bent ,into the forni shown in Figs. 1 and 3 forconnection to frame of the ret'rigi-rator casing'.

This 'liront frame consists of lower and upper horizontal bars or rails.15 and 16, side posts i7. an intermediate vertical `post mediatehorizontalbar or rail 19 located between the post 1 8 and one of theside posts 1.7,.the openings left in the'` frame defining the entrancesinto the ice chamber and proe vision chambers of the refrigerator.flanges 2 and 3a connect to the railsl and 1.5, respectively, L and.they outturned` tlang'cs on the parts 10 and 13 at the Jlront of thelining connect to the side posts 17 as shown. The horizontalintermediate rail 105 19 has a horizontal ledge 2O on a triangularshaped rib 20,tliis ledge being in the, saine" horizontal plane as thehorizontal ledge 'l' of rib 6 described.

An Aice drip pan is adapted to rest on and 11o be located between theledges Z and 20. lhe mn is constructed et a wood core 21 covand to oneside of the verhavingrounded inthe i ront t@ A posts 17 and an intcr- 95The ered with upper and lower lsheet metal plates 23 and 22, the latterhaving upturned side flanges which cover the edges of the core and `arethen turned over similar but shorter upturned side flanges on the upperplatel 23,- ythereby making., a border {iange entirely around the pan asindicated at 24. An

opening 25 is made centrally in the pan and ."it is similarly surroundedby a like flange 24.

Water coming from the ice goes into the pan and any moisture collectingon the walls of the ice chamber is carried into the pan,

following the guide strips 26 secured to the back and side 12 of thelining. The upper.

.edge of bar 19 is also provided with a guide 27 which, at its rear edgeextends over the side fiange 24 of the pan to carry any water collectingthereon to the pan. The usual drain pipe for refrigerators carries theWater to .below the refrigerator, not being shown as not anyparticularly novel feature of the 'present invention.`

A vertical partition completes the interior construction of therefrlgerator, comprising a core 28 of wood covered with metal4 `sides 29and 30, 'the former ofwhich is smooth and located on the ice chamberside *Y while the latter is formed with a plurality ""of spaced apa-rthorizontal ribs 31 adapted i 30,

to lie in the same horizontal planes with ribs 9 on the end 8 of thelining. This partiltion is pla-ced at the inner end of the pan sandrests thereon, at its rear edge coming of the .partition wheneverdesired. partitiondoes not reach to the top 2 of the against the side 5of the vertical rib 4.' 35

It is held in position againstsaid rib 'by a gravity latch comprised ofa sho-rt post 32 Ifined to the back. 1 of the lining and a 'latchingmember .33 pivotally connected there'to'whioh is. yadapted to drop infront ofthe side 29 of the partition and hold it in place, being readilyraised for release The ning, there being a space 34 left making alinewhich witlrtlie flue opening 25 in the pan provides for the propercirculation l within .the refrigerator.

The pan may be covered with the usual i corrugated metal ice holdingplate or the ice may be carried in a Wire basket suspended from rods 35connected to the top of the'lining, in which case a thin metal .cover.will be used to keep'I the water from falling through the flue openingat 25. A

This construction is very simple from a manufacturing standpoint and canbe manufactured at low cost.

particularlyv .easy and simple.

' ing, in connection with the latch at 33 to se `curely hold thepartition in place. Simplici-ty in. construction withl correspondingeconomy of manufacture are the primary advantages of the invention overother like constructions having the same functions. The appended claims`define the invention and I consider myself entitled to all forms y ofconstruction coming within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a refrigerator, a lining having a back, top, bottom and ends andan open front side, a. frame liavingdoor openings secured at the open.front of the lining, said frame including a vert-ical intermediate posthaving a vertical groove at its rear side, a drip pan positionedhorizontally between the frame and back of the lining at one side of thelining, a vertically positioned partition resting at its lower end onone end of the drip pan and having i-ts front face received in thegroove of said post, means formed in the back of the lining againstwhich a side .of the partition at its rear face bears, and releasablemeans mounted on the back of the lining for holdingr the partitionagainstsaidfirst means on the lining, substantially as described.

2. In a refrigerator, a. lining having a back, top, bottom `and ends andan open front side, a frame having door openings thereto 'secured at theopen front of the lining,said frame including a horizontal lbar or railprovided at its rear side with a horizontal ledge, said back of thelining 1 having a llorizontalrib pressed therefrom in substantially thesame plane, a pan supported on said'ledges, a vertical partition locatedat one end of the pan between the back and frameysaid frame including a,vertical post having' a vertical groove on its rear side in which thefront face of the partition rests, and means mounted on the back of thelining for releasably` holding the partition in fixed relation to saidback, substantially as described.

I8. In a refrigerator, a lining having a back, top, bottom and ends andan open front side, ay frame having door openings therethrough securedat the open front of the lining, said frame including a. vertical postlocated intermediate they sides of the frame and a horizontal 4raillocated between the upper and lower sidesof the frame and between thesaid post vand a s'ide'o'f the frame, said post being vertically groovedon its rear side and said rail having a horizontal rearwardly projectingledge on its rear side, a, horizont-al rib pressed inwardly from theback of the linm in the same plane withsaid ledge, a vertical rib reedmwardly from the back of the lining ck of post, a pan'supported onandbetween said ledge :andhorizontal rib, a vertical partition'resting atone end of the pan, having its forwardface received in the groove in thepost and bearing at its rear portion against the vertical rib, andmanually operlll iso

the lining and adapted to releasably engage with the partition to holdthe same against said vertical ri 5 short of the to end'. 7

4. In .a back', t0 front si e, .therein and a. frame 10 refrigerator,bot-tom and said partition terminating of the' lining at its upper a`lining having a ends and an open having door openin including anintermediate verf' tical post formed with a verticalroove in 1ts rearface, a dri tally between the' ra pan positione horizonme and back ofthe linin and iooatediat one side thereof, a. verti- 15 vea lypositioned -pa rtition resting at its described.

lower end on one end of the drip pen and having its front faoereceivedin the groove in the ost, a vertical rib pressed inwardlv froxnt e backof the linm back of the st against which a side o the partition rs atits rear '1"aoe,` and a pivotally mounted gravity l-atching meansmounted on Vthe back of the lining to neleasably engs4 gage'with thepartition at itsop ite side l etaehably' rear face to in place,substantially as and adjaeent its. hold. the partition In testimonywhereofI aiiix 'mysignature.

FRANK J. M. CURRAN.

